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Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Autor(a) de Hey, Kiddo

52+ Works 8,445 Membros 263 Reviews 6 Favorited

About the Author

Jarrett J. Krosoczka is a New York Times best-selling author/ illustrator. Two-time winner of the Children's Choice Book Awards Third to Fourth Grade Book of the Year. (Bowker Author Biography)
Image credit: Author Jarrett J. Krosoczka at the 2018 Texas Book Festival in Austin, Texas, United States. By Larry D. Moore, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74264766

Séries

Obras de Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Hey, Kiddo (2018) 977 cópias
Punk Farm (2005) 276 cópias
Comics Squad: Recess! (2014) — Editor; Contribuinte — 253 cópias
Lunch Lady and the Field Trip (2011) 223 cópias
Baghead (2002) 208 cópias
Peanut Butter and Jellyfish (2014) 152 cópias
Comics Squad #2: Lunch! (2016) — Editor; Autor — 120 cópias
Bubble Bath Pirates (2003) 115 cópias
Punk Farm on Tour (2007) 113 cópias
Max for President (2004) 112 cópias
Annie Was Warned (2003) 98 cópias
Sunshine (2023) 93 cópias
Good Night, Monkey Boy (2001) 65 cópias
Comics Squad #3: Detention! (2017) — Editor; Autor — 62 cópias
My Buddy, Slug (2006) 35 cópias
Giddy Up, Cowgirl (2006) 34 cópias
Naptastrophe! (2017) 32 cópias
Lunch Lady Pk #1 (2010) 2 cópias
Revenge of the Sis 1 exemplar(es)
Lunch Lady Series Set (2013) 1 exemplar(es)
LUNCH LADY 1 exemplar(es)

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Etiquetado

addiction (70) animals (53) anthology (42) biography (31) boys (37) children (56) children's (73) children's literature (32) comics (68) family (71) farm (55) fiction (207) friendship (33) funny (60) grade 5 (51) graphic (35) graphic novel (589) graphic novels (148) humor (246) illustrated (35) Jedi Academy (46) juvenile (51) kids (33) Lunch Lady (77) memoir (107) middle grade (32) music (64) mystery (72) non-fiction (79) picture book (158) Q-R (50) school (92) science fiction (105) series (130) short stories (91) Star Wars (87) superheroes (49) to-read (121) YA (68) young adult (51)

Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1977-12-22
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Locais de residência
Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA (childhood)
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Educação
Rhode Island School of Design (BFA | Illustration)
Agente
Rebecca Sherman (Writers House)
Pequena biografia
Jarrett J. Krosoczka used to be a goofy kid that liked to draw. Now, he is an award-winning published author/illustrator with many books to his credit. Six months after graduating RISD, Jarrett carried his portfolio into New York City and landed a contract for his first book. He immediately ran to a pay phone to share the good news with his grandparents. Good Night, Monkey Boy was published on June 12, 2001, and Jarrett has since been busy producing many more books. His work has been short listed by Newsweek, USA Today, The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Jarrett's book Punk Farm, which is about a group of raucous farm animals who form an underground rock band, is currently in development as a feature film.

Membros

Resenhas

Content warning: heroin addiction, absent parents
 
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boopingaround | outras 59 resenhas | Mar 6, 2024 |
A touching memoir about the week during high school the author spent volunteering at a summer camp in Maine for children with life-threatening illnesses.

I only wish the whole book were colored like the cover. Instead, the interior is awash in murky gray gloom that contradicts the tone the book otherwise tries to project. Krosoczka's writing has improved since his first memoir, Hey, Kiddo, but someone needs to pry that gray brush out of his hand before the next go round.

(Best of 2023 Project: I'm reading all the graphic novels that made it onto NPR's Books We Love 2023: Favorite Comics and Graphic Novels list.)… (mais)
 
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villemezbrown | outras 9 resenhas | Feb 6, 2024 |
This is a powerful story, no doubt. I think maybe this book didn't impact me as much because I've seen the author's TED talk that covers most of what's in the book. It's still a great book.

My favorite character was Grandma Shirley or "Shirl" as she's called. She reminded me of some older women I know who go against every grandma stereotype. Rough language, rough manners, a kind of coldness on display most of the time. In an early sequence in the book, Krosoczka takes a full spread to address Shirley's miscarriage which seemed like an curious choice to me. But after finishing the book, I think he wanted the reader to know that Shirley's early motherhood wasn't a perfect, pretty picture. He sets us up to sympathize with her before showing us her cruel streak. It's a very Betty Draper Mad Men scene with her kids glued to the TV and her having a cocktail and a cigarette. Every time she was a jerk I flashed back to that spread and wondered when she put that hard shell around her.

I could go on and on about Shirley, I really could. The part where she's so mean to Jarrett when he gives her a portrait he drew for her anniversary almost made me cry. And when Jarrett is telling Shirley about meeting his siblings for the first time and her response is to tell him not to interrupt her TV show. Yikes. Yet we know she loves her kids and meets their basic needs. Somehow I had a hard time holding her bad behavior against her. That is a good character -- my feelings about her are all mixed up and she has really stayed with me.

In terms of the Newbery, I can see this having a chance even though it's on the mature end of "children's literature." Generally, I'd say this is ages 14 and up, but I can see a 12- or 13-year-old with interest in the subject matter (drug addiction, parent in jail, childhood trauma) getting a lot out of it.

To nitpick, there's one grammatically questionable sentence. On page 95 narrator Jarrett says, "And it was really nice having my mom there. I liked being able for her to meet some of my friends, and for them to meet her." The phrase "being able for her to meet" makes me cringe. I wonder how it got past editors, though I recognize that grammar can be fluid and maybe it doesn't sound jarringly awful to everyone. In my opinion it would sound better as "I liked her being able to meet my friends..." or "I liked that she was able to meet my friends.."
… (mais)
 
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LibrarianDest | outras 59 resenhas | Jan 3, 2024 |
I knew HEY, KIDDO would likely be a heavy story for me to read. Like Krosoczka and many others, I grew up with addiction in my household. This is an honest portrayal of bittersweet childhood experiences, interspersed with mementos like letters and old drawings that root the story in reality. It is not all sad, but Krosoczka does not shy away from the darker moments and complexities of his family members. The family we are given are not always perfect, but they are ours, for better or worse. Krosoczka's inkwash illustrations and limited palette lend an extra touch of somberness to the story. And throughout it all, there is hope; a key part of the story is the love and appreciation for art that eventually leads Jarrett Krosoczka to a career in children's books. At 300 pages, this is a meaty, cathartic read.… (mais)
 
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nilaffle | outras 59 resenhas | Nov 6, 2023 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
52
Also by
5
Membros
8,445
Popularidade
#2,853
Avaliação
3.8
Resenhas
263
ISBNs
314
Idiomas
2
Favorito
6

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